American Time Use Survey  2011 Microdata Files

This page includes links to the 2011 ATUS microdata files and
supporting documentation. Researchers can use the ATUS microdata files to
produce their own time-use estimates or do other analyses. Each ZIP file
contains a data file along with computer programs that will read the data
file into SAS, SPSS, and Stata. The data files are in CSV-format
(comma-separated values).

The microdata files do not contain time-use estimates. Tables showing
time-use estimates for major activity categories, selected detailed
activities, and selected demographic and labor force characteristics are
available on the ATUS Web site under the headings News
Releases, Charts and Tables.

About ATUS Data

Basic ATUS Data

2011 Basic ATUS Data Dictionaries (PDF Files)

ATUS 2011
Interview Data Dictionary Describes the Respondent, Roster,
Activity, Who, and Eldercare Roster files, and includes names and descriptions of the
variables appearing on these files.

ATUS-CPS
2011 Data Dictionary Describes the ATUS-CPS file and includes
names and descriptions of the variables appearing on the file.
Variables on the ATUS-CPS file were collected 2 to 5 months before
the ATUS interview.

ATUS
2011 Eldercare Roster file (zip) (0.2 MB) The Eldercare Roster file contains
information about people for whom ATUS respondents provided care. It includes information such as age, sex, and
duration of care.

ATUS-CPS
2011 file (zip) (6.8 MB) The ATUS-CPS file contains information
about each household member of all individuals selected to
participate in ATUS. The information on the ATUS-CPS file was
collected 2 to 5 months before the ATUS interview.